Buddhist Ghazni: Wall statue
Inv. no. TS01056

IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1969
Tapa Sardar, Vihara 23
TS01056

Other images

MNAOR 3630 TS 1056
TS 1056
35 AFTS scavo0089
Dep. CS 6269 6270 6271

Buddha (bowl)
Red clay
In the round; completed by engraving
H: 19,5; L: 26; W: 18 cm ca
Late period

Left hand holding a bowl (patra) and the hem of the overrobe. Fired accidentally.

The hand belongs to the statue no. 39 (bejeweled Buddha).
Related fragments: TS 1144 (head), TS 1152 (torso), TS 1763 (right hand), TS 1766 (right ear), TS 1990 (left leg).
Neg. no.: 8176/ 9; 9656/ 3÷8
Digital photos: MAIA 2003
Drawings: Inv. No. 6270